REMINDER: APHIS Reimbursement Deadline for SECD Diagnostic Submissions

In June 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Federal Order for monitoring and managing novel swine enteric coronavirus diseases (SECD) and provided $26.2 million in emergency funding to support these efforts. This emergency funding will be exhausted by the end of April 2016.

In anticipation of depleting these funds, APHIS will pay for testing of SECD diagnostic samples received on or before April 30, 2016 and billed to APHIS’ Veterinary Services (VS) program prior to June 30, 2016. Swine operations may continue to conduct diagnostic sampling after this date, but we will not provide reimbursement for the testing after April 30, 2016.

VS will be engaging in discussions with stakeholders to determine the future of the SECD program.  These discussions will include how SECD fits into the future of comprehensive and integrated swine surveillance and other swine health activities.

Instructions to National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratories have been provided separately by the NAHLN Office. The revised federal order remains in effect, and reporting of positive cases by NAHLN laboratories will remain mandatory.

 

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